Biography

Kees Van Oostrum was born on July 5, 1953 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. He is a cinematographer and director, known for Gettysburg (1993), Return to Lonesome Dove (1993) and Nights in Rodanthe (2008).

Invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Cinematographers Branch) in 2004.

Member of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) since 1993.

Current President of American Society of Cinematographers, and took the post since 2016.